Wednesday, May 28, 2014

New Sci-Fi Romance Anthology - Stardust

My short story - Life Companion - is now available in an anthology compiled by Cynthia Shepp and Rene Folsom. Stardust is a collection of ten fantastic shorts.

Welcome to a world where space travel by the common man is as normal as getting on a plane, life has been discovered on other planets, humans travel light-years to find their soul mates, technology exists along the lines that we have only imagined, and a passport will take you anywhere.

Stardust... where love has no boundaries and worlds are just waiting to be discovered.

Ten different authors. Ten tales of fantastical love. Ten different ways to discover the stars.

Here are two excerpts from Life Companion:

“Cole,” she sighed, with
a hint of exasperation. “His name is Cole. And I never said I wasn’t attracted
to him; he’s the handsomest man I’ve ever seen, and I love him. I’m just not in love with him. And before you say
what I’m sure is running through your mind, let me assure you, I paid for a
life companion whom I would love. Great sex is easy to find, and I’ve had lots
of lovers. But finding someone who makes your heart smile every time you think
of him and your pulse rate dance with
a mere touch, that’s much more difficult.”

*********

Somehow, she managed to
rein in her libido before something happened she might regret. Mentally
flogging herself for her emotional faithlessness, she slid her fingers free and
tried to pretend she hadn’t just been fantasizing about ripping the clothes off
a virtual stranger and having wild, crazed sex with him in the comfy recliner.
And on the desk. And against the wall.

About Me

Scientist by day, paranormal romance-urban fantasy author by night,
M.L. Ryan is a professional woman -- which is not to say that she gave up her amateur status, but rather that she is over-educated with a job that reflects her one-time reluctance to leave school and get "real" work -- and she spends a lot of time in that profession reading highly technical and dry material. In an attempt to strengthen the other side of her brain, She decided to write some of the many stories rolling around in her head.
M.L. Ryan lives in Tucson, Arizona with her husband and teenage son, four cats, a Curly Coated Retriever and an adopted desert tortoise.